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fbiinthe battle for horseracing dynasty. and then exposing rape among college football sexual assault crisis. the texas book festival is live saturday and sunday a book tv. >> c-span's "washington journal", live everyday with new some policy issues that impact too. wednesday morning the house republican tax reform bill scheduled to be released. joining us is tom mcclintock in hawaii and on the recent indictments. the selective service in the pentagon's work takes include women. then, author of former obama administration official talks about his book, impeachment, citizens guide. watch "washington journal", live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. a year and a week from today voters head to the pole for election 2018. were join now with a nonpartisan race readings but to what extent are the midterm shaping up to be a referendum on president trump? >> guest: that's a big question. midterm elections are usually a referendum on the sitting president. we can talk about the history of elections in my think it's on the democratic side. president trump doesn't like the regular

fbi in the battle for horseracing dynasty. and then exposing rape among college football sexual assault crisis. the texas book festival is live saturday and sunday a book tv. >> c-span's "washington journal", live everyday with new some policy issues that impact too. wednesday morning the house republican tax reform bill scheduled to be released. joining us is tom mcclintock in hawaii and on the recent indictments. the selective service in the pentagon's work takes include...

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joint investigation withthefbi. weoffer our thanks to the first responders. the suspect rendered immediate aid to the victims of this cowardly attack. these brave men and women embody the true american spirit of resilience and courage. i will continue to follow the developments closely. going back to the campaign in 2016, martha, you know he has been very aggressive about saying we have to take the fight directly to isis and other terror organizations. this is now a terror attack on american soil that he is going to have to deal with. there are going to be massive ramifications in the days ahead, as you have been reporting. in that statement from the president, this is now a joint investigation not just with the nypd, but the fbi involved, which means the full resources of the federal government behind us as well. >> martha: thank you so much. we will go back to ed at the white house shortly. joining me now by the phone is new york city congressman peter king. member of the house intelligence committee, muscle joint here in studio five general jack keane, chairman of the institut

joint investigation with the fbi. we offer our thanks to the first responders. the suspect rendered immediate aid to the victims of this cowardly attack. these brave men and women embody the true american spirit of resilience and courage. i will continue to follow the developments closely. going back to the campaign in 2016, martha, you know he has been very aggressive about saying we have to take the fight directly to isis and other terror organizations. this is now a terror attack on...

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now, bill gavin, the former assistant director tothefbi. oneperson involved. motion down pedestrians and people on bicycles. it looks like the weapon of choice for isis as they talk about bringing attacks to halloween. >> this is what they have been commands to do many attacks just do. a rental truck out of jersey city new jersey. a few blocks down from the fbi office and across the street from the center. this is just terrible. now we are able to show that it's an individual i believe from uzbekistan. once more, horrible tragedy. 8 people killed, 12 injured. they have to be terribly hurt. he yells allahu akbar which translates allah is great. for radical extremists there is no god other than allah. lou: the officer shooting the man, wounding him. he's at a nearby hospital. we understand he's in surgery. you mentioned uzbekistan. we know his name is u uzbek. but we know very little about him. he was shot twice. give us a sense of what is going on now. is there a sense amongst law enforcement and the intelligence community that there is any broader plan because of hallowee

now, bill gavin, the former assistant director to the fbi. one person involved. motion down pedestrians and people on bicycles. it looks like the weapon of choice for isis as they talk about bringing attacks to halloween. >> this is what they have been commands to do many attacks just do. a rental truck out of jersey city new jersey. a few blocks down from the fbi office and across the street from the center. this is just terrible. now we are able to show that it's an individual i...

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surrendered tothefbionmonday and subsequently pled not guilty to all charges. president trump through a spokesperson said today's action had zero to to do the white house. everyone agrees today's action represents an escalation in the investigation of russian meddling into the 2016 election. joining me now from washington is john carlin, now lawyer and private practice, before that he served as assistant attorney general for national security, and also chief of staff to robert mueller during his time at the fbi. i am pleased to have him on this program. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> let me just have you do a premmer for us in primer for us in what lead to today and what happened today. >> it looks like today there were two significant developments in the criminal investigation. one was thenb unceiling of an indictment alleging charges that range to a money laundering account that has a potential penalty of up to 20 years against the former manager for the trump campaign paul manafort. and one of his business associates. and that indictment covers activity where in his past manaf

surrendered to the fbi on monday and subsequently pled not guilty to all charges. president trump through a spokesperson said today's action had zero to to do the white house. everyone agrees today's action represents an escalation in the investigation of russian meddling into the 2016 election. joining me now from washington is john carlin, now lawyer and private practice, before that he served as assistant attorney general for national security, and also chief of staff to robert mueller...

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>> we're following breaking news tonight.thefbiinvestigatingwhat it is calling an act of terror in manhattan and here's what we know right now. raters say a man drove a car onto a bike path near the world trade center, hit cyclists and pedestrians. ate people are dead several others are hurt. a man was carrying a fake gun and the officers responding to the scene shot the man and arrested himment he is being treated for non life threatening injuries. this is how they described the scene. we just ran to the window and you see the dead bod ies laying there. we looked outside the window and they were just laying there dead. they weren't even covered yet. all of this comes just days before the new york city marathon. that's coming up this it's on understood s. it is arguably one of the city's biggest events. massive security in place for that. at this point still waiting to hear exactly how it will continue as planned. the white house has briefed president trump on the situation. president trump tweeted, new york city looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. law

>> we're following breaking news tonight. the fbi investigating what it is calling an act of terror in manhattan and here's what we know right now. raters say a man drove a car onto a bike path near the world trade center, hit cyclists and pedestrians. ate people are dead several others are hurt. a man was carrying a fake gun and the officers responding to the scene shot the man and arrested himment he is being treated for non life threatening injuries. this is how they described the...

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are not able to get to. what are law enforcement officials telling you tonight? >> reporter:thefbidirectorand the attorney general were on the phone tonight, discussing this event and what to do about it. this is seen as the preferred method of attack, and they have a report that shows that from 2014 to 2017, there were more than 17 of these kinds of incidents, with more than 177 people killed, david. >> pierre thomas on this story with us tonight, pierre, thank you. and we should let our viewers know, we have much more on this deadly truck terror here in new york city in this broadcast. >>> but we also know the white house is dealing with that other major development tonight, and this involved the russia investigation. those indictments from the special prosecutor. new details about george pap dob louse. a foreign policy expert that advised then candidate donald trump, pleading guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russians during the campaign. well, tonight, as we've been reporting, he is now cooperating with investigation tomorrows as a witness. this evening, who

are not able to get to. what are law enforcement officials telling you tonight? >> reporter: the fbi director and the attorney general were on the phone tonight, discussing this event and what to do about it. this is seen as the preferred method of attack, and they have a report that shows that from 2014 to 2017, there were more than 17 of these kinds of incidents, with more than 177 people killed, david. >> pierre thomas on this story with us tonight, pierre, thank you. and we...

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terror investigation at this hour. i i i'm with counter intelligence atthefbi, thisis a sad and tough day for new york. walk us through what you made of the briefing we heard from authorities, what we know at this hour and whether as we always ask in a situation like this, whether people have reason to be afraid or from what we've heard, this appears to be a closed incident in new york. >> well, people have reason to be alert. that's what i would say. i think it seems like it is a closed incident. as the hours tick by, things get safer when we don't have a quick follow-on attack. it pays to be alert into the evening. some other actor could be inspired. i think what we got out of the news conference is the police are pretty sure, the behavior, the long crime scene, seven to 14 blocks in a pedestrian area. the rental truck, the crashing into the school bus, the coming out with the bb guns or paint ball guns, yelling allahu akhbar, all of this is consistent. >> as people digest this incident, not what people want to hear about on a halloween evening. a time of celebration typically

terror investigation at this hour. i i i'm with counter intelligence at the fbi, this is a sad and tough day for new york. walk us through what you made of the briefing we heard from authorities, what we know at this hour and whether as we always ask in a situation like this, whether people have reason to be afraid or from what we've heard, this appears to be a closed incident in new york. >> well, people have reason to be alert. that's what i would say. i think it seems like it is a...

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trying to confirm a couple of things and really right now, we are told the police andthefbiarein the area, in the neighborhood where he's from, they're trying to build a profile of who he is. as the police said, they believe he was acting alone and there was no wideing plot here, or they are not necessarily looking for then one else. at this point they are not 100% certain of that they've gone to the neighborhoods where he is from and trying to build out his associates and really make sure that no one here was helping him in this terrorist attack. >> very, very brutal terrorist attack. as the mayor said a cowardly act of terror. a guy takes a rental truck and goes in the opposite direction on a bike path about 20 blocks and starts ramming into people who were riding a bike or walking or jogging and killing eight people, injuring more than a dozen. jim schuitto is working his sources as well, a 29-year-old suspect not from new york city. he emerged from the truck with two guns, later described as a paintball gun and a pellet gun. he was shot in the abdomen by local police officers

trying to confirm a couple of things and really right now, we are told the police and the fbi are in the area, in the neighborhood where he's from, they're trying to build a profile of who he is. as the police said, they believe he was acting alone and there was no wideing plot here, or they are not necessarily looking for then one else. at this point they are not 100% certain of that they've gone to the neighborhoods where he is from and trying to build out his associates and really make sure...

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investigation. this would bethefbiandthe nypd, the new york police department, and they are at least, at the fbi, they're investigating this as terrorism. now slowly there is reaction coming in from capitol hill. house intelligence committee members, eric swalwell emerged from a meeting with the house intelligence committee and the committee has not been briefed on the incident in new york city, however, there is a briefing that will take place a little later on this evening and castro said that, quote, this looks like a copycat thing, something like what happened last year in nice, france. just to repeat once again, the fbi and nypd, this is a joint investigation, but the fbi is investigating it as terrorism. also, federal law enforcement officials have told fox here in washington that the driver was confirmed yelling "allahu akbar!" when he got out of the truck and lastly to reiterate, that the president did tweet earlier this evening roughly 30 minutes ago, and put the tweet up and show everybody -- charles? charles: adam shapiro, thank you very, very much. just coming in right no

investigation. this would be the fbi and the nypd, the new york police department, and they are at least, at the fbi, they're investigating this as terrorism. now slowly there is reaction coming in from capitol hill. house intelligence committee members, eric swalwell emerged from a meeting with the house intelligence committee and the committee has not been briefed on the incident in new york city, however, there is a briefing that will take place a little later on this evening and castro...

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information tothefbijointtask terror force. local investigators say they may not be able to do much else. they say the flyers don't have any threat, and are only promoting white supremacy. >> you don't think that's alive and well these days. no one does. >> reporter: we're going to call it. put it on a speaker. >> the person you're trying to reach is not accepting this time. >> reporter: i definitely have a whole lot of questions. >> who do these people think they are? >> stay out of leesburg. stay out of virginia. stay out of this country, honestly. >> let's hope it's never going to happen again. >> reporter: wusa9. >> police are planning to have increased patrols out there tonight. they say it has nothing to do with those flyers. spokesperson told us they have no reason to believe the public is in any danger right now. some strong opinions on or wusa9 facebook page tonight. chad says if you ignore these people, they will fade away. cathy add, they've been in winchester and port royal as well. mike says it's disgusting. pass it out to children, trick or treating, is just one r

information to the fbi joint task terror force. local investigators say they may not be able to do much else. they say the flyers don't have any threat, and are only promoting white supremacy. >> you don't think that's alive and well these days. no one does. >> reporter: we're going to call it. put it on a speaker. >> the person you're trying to reach is not accepting this time. >> reporter: i definitely have a whole lot of questions. >> who do these people think...

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the storm-battered island. there are also reportsthefbiisinvestigating that contract as questions swirl over how a small-town company with only deal to begin with. >> and the coast guard is raising questions about the account of two women from hawaii who say they were adrift at sea for five months. their survival story made international headlines last week when the navy rescued them off the coast of japan. >> had they not been able to locate us, we would have been dead within 24 hours. >> well, now the coast guard is raising questions about why the women never activated the emergency beacon on their boat. in a statement to nbc news overnight, sailor jennifer appel admits they didn't activate the beacon. she says they were in distress but floating. they had food and water and they felt the beacon should only be activated if they were in imminent danger. the women also said they encountered a storm that disable the their boat, but after much searching from meteorologists, they could not find any s >> as you know, a winter storm can also trigger widespread power outages. t

the storm-battered island. there are also reports the fbi is investigating that contract as questions swirl over how a small-town company with only deal to begin with. >> and the coast guard is raising questions about the account of two women from hawaii who say they were adrift at sea for five months. their survival story made international headlines last week when the navy rescued them off the coast of japan. >> had they not been able to locate us, we would have been dead within...

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adviser george papadopoulos. who admitted to lying tothefbialow level volunteer? now from on the story we can go across our correspondent philip crowther who is in washington philip tech giants are on capitol it hill what if they've been saying. yeah more than anything what where finding out there is the sheer size and the amount of. russian influence on social media before and during the presidential election in twenty sixteen we hearing from facebook from twitter and from google. that representatives given testimony right now and being questioned by senators i think it's probably worth a sticking with facebook for this one because. we have the figures that from the opening testimony from that representative that was leaked to the associated press we have some astounding figures eighty thousand posts all together. by one and group only the group is called the internet research agency that is a. russian based group that basically spreads fake news articles and. adverts and all sorts of stuff on facebook that is meant to influence people and. divide the country here in the united

adviser george papadopoulos. who admitted to lying to the fbi a low level volunteer? now from on the story we can go across our correspondent philip crowther who is in washington philip tech giants are on capitol it hill what if they've been saying. yeah more than anything what where finding out there is the sheer size and the amount of. russian influence on social media before and during the presidential election in twenty sixteen we hearing from facebook from twitter and from google. that...

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is being investigated as terrorism. andafbiterrorismjoint task force is asissing on the same. it was said this is an intentional act. hard stop. the governor and mayor are being briefed. we expect to hear from the n.y.p.d. in approximately 15 minutes. we will bring that to you live when it happens. let's go to your array of correspondents. ron allan is near the scene in lower manhattan. i know it's been chaotic since you got there. is it less so now? what can you see? tell us. >> reporter: the gravity of what happened is starting to sink in here. the first reports of this made it sound much more innocent than it actually is. a terrorist attack, and people are hearing about it and reacting to it. and with just horror and concern. looking at this pike pat from where i'm standing along west street, it's not protected at all. it just kind of runs along the side of the highway here. west street, which is actually a highway. so there would have been absolutely no warning that something was going to happen. we just saw the last injured person taken away from the scene oh, just about fiv

is being investigated as terrorism. and a fbi terrorism joint task force is asissing on the same. it was said this is an intentional act. hard stop. the governor and mayor are being briefed. we expect to hear from the n.y.p.d. in approximately 15 minutes. we will bring that to you live when it happens. let's go to your array of correspondents. ron allan is near the scene in lower manhattan. i know it's been chaotic since you got there. is it less so now? what can you see? tell us. >>...

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. they are checking withthefbiandcertainly talking to people in interpol organizations like that. find out any bit of information that can give them a better feel. >> and try to figure out if there is any kind of coordinate with anyone else or a followup attack? >> where did he live or what is on his phone that is significant. any criminal record. any of these things are checked already or in the process of doing a deep dive on this individual. >> joined now by counter terrorism expert richard clark, this is such a pattern seeing now no signs yet he was working with anyone else but still very deadly. >> the pattern we see both in the united states and in europe is individuals. who become responsetainously members of isis. and then go out and get a truck and police in the united states and in europe know this is a possibility. they are going around the special events and blocking things with trailer trucks and dump trucks. but you can't do that anywhere. this technique is well known now around the world. the potential terrorists know it works. >> we have seen it in nice and barcel

. they are checking with the fbi and certainly talking to people in interpol organizations like that. find out any bit of information that can give them a better feel. >> and try to figure out if there is any kind of coordinate with anyone else or a followup attack? >> where did he live or what is on his phone that is significant. any criminal record. any of these things are checked already or in the process of doing a deep dive on this individual. >> joined now by counter...

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prayers are with all of them. our first responders did an the surgery job.the nypd , the fdny,thefbi, thedeal state police, ems, we have the globe,security on the and to see them in action today proved that once again. tactic, whichist they have called for publicly, are these lone wolf who commit an act of terror. this is all very parliamentary. it has only been a couple of hours, but this point, there is no evidence to suggest a wider plot or scheme, but the actions of one individual who meant to cause pain and harm and probably death and the resulting terror, and that was the purpose. we will be vigilant. more police everywhere. you will see them in the airports. you'll see them in the tunnels. not because it was any evidence of any ongoing threat or any additional threat. is just out of vigilance and out of caution. york is ans new international symbol of freedom and democracy. that is what we are. and we are proud of it. that also makes us a target for those people who oppose those concepts. we have lived with this before. we felt the pain before. we feel the pain today. but we

prayers are with all of them. our first responders did an the surgery job.the nypd , the fdny, the fbi, the deal state police, ems, we have the globe,security on the and to see them in action today proved that once again. tactic, whichist they have called for publicly, are these lone wolf who commit an act of terror. this is all very parliamentary. it has only been a couple of hours, but this point, there is no evidence to suggest a wider plot or scheme, but the actions of one individual who...

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subject of a recruitment effort from people thatthefbibelieveswas connected to russian intelligence. and he may have been a low level guy but he was in touch with more senior people in the campaign, including a man named sam clovis who was a cam pin co-chair and is now up for a big chair in the agriculture department. we are reporting today clovis testified before the mueller grand jury last week and his lawyer today is responding. but the bottom line is that this guy, papadopoulos, was talking and disclosing his contacts with russians to more senior people in the trump campaign, wendy. >> how is the president's attorney say mr. trump isn't feeling in the angst, but his tweets would indicate otherwise. what are people at the white house saying about his reaction? >> repr: how he spent much of the morning yesterday just holed up in the residence, in the white house watching cable news and stewing and fuming. i mean, clearly he's feeling cornered and trapped. his own lawyers who are defending him in the mueller investigation were not aware that these indictments were coming until very

subject of a recruitment effort from people that the fbi believes was connected to russian intelligence. and he may have been a low level guy but he was in touch with more senior people in the campaign, including a man named sam clovis who was a cam pin co-chair and is now up for a big chair in the agriculture department. we are reporting today clovis testified before the mueller grand jury last week and his lawyer today is responding. but the bottom line is that this guy, papadopoulos, was...

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, george papadopoulos pled guilty to lying tothefbi. papadopoulosis a cooperator in trump's ties to kremlin. there are other field indictments that have already been filed. >> one of the things that we looked at when you decide to plead guilty, are you a government everything you did? or are you a quote, proactive cooperator, meaning in essence, you're working for the government? >> paul manafort's lawyer said there is no collusion, and it took place long before he came to the campaign. few people knew the volunteer named george, who has already proven to be a liar. >>> new information tonight. police in prince william county. >> reporter: this is a just before halloween story thats are really has some neighbors here in woodbridge terrified. it started as a road rage incident out here on spring woods drive. police say a 19-year-old got into some kind of conflict. they're still not sure exactly what, with three people in another car. the three people started taunting him, tailgating him. he was terrified, and he rushed to his family home. came inside the townhouse here, but it didn't

, george papadopoulos pled guilty to lying to the fbi. papadopoulos is a cooperator in trump's ties to kremlin. there are other field indictments that have already been filed. >> one of the things that we looked at when you decide to plead guilty, are you a government everything you did? or are you a quote, proactive cooperator, meaning in essence, you're working for the government? >> paul manafort's lawyer said there is no collusion, and it took place long before he came to the...

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thatthefbiisnow involved in this investigation. this is a suspected act of terror he according to the new york police definitely right around to three officers reported to reports of a shooting just north blocks of the world trade center site and memorial. they saw a vehicle drive down a popular path know ing down pedestrians and cyclists along the path at that time. the truck then collided with the school bus. one witness described the cheh as off the man driving the truck got out of his vehicle. he look ed frustrated, panicked, could be fused. from there a whole punch of customers running past me. a whole punch of people running past me we know that was a fake gun and responding officers shot that suspect. we know he is being. in the news room for us. our team coverage continuing of the deadly ataj in new york. joining us on the phone, ammet tal a, terrorism scholar at george mason university. let's start off, i know of that the de tails are very fluid right now . there is the independent quaition that this is being treated as a terror-related incident. takes us through what

that the fbi is now involved in this investigation. this is a suspected act of terror he according to the new york police definitely right around to three officers reported to reports of a shooting just north blocks of the world trade center site and memorial. they saw a vehicle drive down a popular path know ing down pedestrians and cyclists along the path at that time. the truck then collided with the school bus. one witness described the cheh as off the man driving the truck got out of his...

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at, with my iphone here, you should be able toseefbiagentsand it does look as though there's an individual in a white outfit with maybe some type of outfit. make a look at the others here. investigators trying to put together the pieces to find out why on this halloween day. this attack that went down west street. a couple dozen more that comes back. there is what i started to make out is a command center which appears to be coming this way. another emergency services vehicle is now starting to change positions. trying to keep an eye on all of the activity and what does it mean, what part of the investigation are they in, what can they look for in addition to what they know already. that is words they heard. >> harry, i think we're losing you just a little bit. harry hairston reporting live there from the scene. a lot going on interfering with his cell phone technology. but he is trying to give us perspective of what is going on down there. if you didn't hear him, he did say that initially it appeared that some of the officers were leafing. now that a lot more were coming. e we

at, with my iphone here, you should be able to see fbi agents and it does look as though there's an individual in a white outfit with maybe some type of outfit. make a look at the others here. investigators trying to put together the pieces to find out why on this halloween day. this attack that went down west street. a couple dozen more that comes back. there is what i started to make out is a command center which appears to be coming this way. another emergency services vehicle is now...

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. scarlet: update from lower manhattan.thefbifieldoffice is responding to the shooting. we know that new york city mayor is on the scene. he isvernor tweeted making his way over to lower manhattan, as well. the fbi new york field office also involved, responding to the shooting there. a truck driving down a break cap in lower manhattan -- by half in lower manhattan along chamber streets. two died and others are injured. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: here is an update from lower manhattan. the nypd says there are several fatalities and numerous injured after a truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the world trade center memorial. it struck several people. emergedly, the motorist from the vehicle screaming and fired something that appeared to be a gun. the suspect is in custody. we know the mayor is on the scene right now and that new york city field office is responding to the scene. the governor is making his way over to lower manhattan as well. this is number three in -- this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: more updates here on what is going on in lower manhattan. according to

. scarlet: update from lower manhattan. the fbi field office is responding to the shooting. we know that new york city mayor is on the scene. he isvernor tweeted making his way over to lower manhattan, as well. the fbi new york field office also involved, responding to the shooting there. a truck driving down a break cap in lower manhattan -- by half in lower manhattan along chamber streets. two died and others are injured. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: here is an update from lower manhattan....

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papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lyingtofbiagentsabout his contacts with russians and conversations during which a man offered dirt on hillary clinton. the president also tweeting about his former campaign manager, paul manafort. he, of course, surrendered to the fbi yesterday and pleaded not guilty to charges that include but not limited to conspiracy against the united states of america. he's accused of funneling payments through foreign companies and bank accounts as part of his political work in ukraine on behalf of a russian politician or one that was favored by the russians. another former adviser, rick gates, this man, pleaded guilty in the same case. both of them are under house arrest. paul manafort's lawyer has called the accusations ridiculous. he said there's no evidence of a trump collusion between the president and russia. the president is down playing the investigation into russian meddling and said that charges against his aides are tweeting "the fake news is working overtime overtime overtime." paul manafort said there was no collusion. few people knew george papadopoulos

papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to fbi agents about his contacts with russians and conversations during which a man offered dirt on hillary clinton. the president also tweeting about his former campaign manager, paul manafort. he, of course, surrendered to the fbi yesterday and pleaded not guilty to charges that include but not limited to conspiracy against the united states of america. he's accused of funneling payments through foreign companies and bank accounts as part of his political...

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with imitation weapons we don't know his motives as of yet. police,thefbi, andthe new york city, the joint terrorist task force, made up of new york city police officers, state officers, and federal officers, will be doing all the forensic work that now needs to be done and learning everything about this man, if he survives his wounds, he'll either betried i state court or federal court on terroristic charges. probably, most likely, the feds will take over this case if it has terroristic overtones and/or fits the patterns of a federal charge >> thank you very much, detective ruskin, for calling in, we appreciate it horrible situation that was tom ruskin. we'll keep following you the story and give you details as we get them i'll be right back >>> we'll bring you the latest details on the deadly incident in lower manhattan, you see the agimes there, a rented home depot truck mowing down pedestrians. we'll be right back. thank you so much. thank you! so we're a go? yes! we got a yes! what does that mean for purchasing? purchase. let's do this. got it. book the flights! hai! si! si! ya!

with imitation weapons we don't know his motives as of yet. police, the fbi, and the new york city, the joint terrorist task force, made up of new york city police officers, state officers, and federal officers, will be doing all the forensic work that now needs to be done and learning everything about this man, if he survives his wounds, he'll either betried i state court or federal court on terroristic charges. probably, most likely, the feds will take over this case if it has terroristic...

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could be the link investigators were looking for. george papadopoulos admits lying tothefbiabouthis russian contacts during the campaign. >> they had him out there playing dial a crook, calling people with a wiretapped phone. >> this deal shows that the special counsel is counting on cooperation, not just willingness, but also results. >> reporter: the white house insists papadopoulos' role was limited. >> it was a volunteer position, and, again, no activity was ever done in an official capacity. >> reporter: on capitol hill, democrats pointed fingers while republicans said little. >> that really isn't our job. that's not our wheelhouse. >> reporter: some analysts believe even this seemingly unrelated gates and manafort charges could connect to russia. >> these defendants are looking at decades in prison, so there is a tlemd incentive for them to come to prosecutors and say we'd like to cooperate. >> reporter: meantime, president trump tweets this morning, check the dems. now, here's another possible connection, law enforcement officials tell nbc that paul manafort, campaign chair a

could be the link investigators were looking for. george papadopoulos admits lying to the fbi about his russian contacts during the campaign. >> they had him out there playing dial a crook, calling people with a wiretapped phone. >> this deal shows that the special counsel is counting on cooperation, not just willingness, but also results. >> reporter: the white house insists papadopoulos' role was limited. >> it was a volunteer position, and, again, no activity was...

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dossier is what eventually causedthefbitosay okay, we need to wiretap the trump building and keep an eye on those phone calls in the trump campaign camp. we don't know that yet, but there is a lot of suspicion as to whether or not that dossier in fact did fuel some of those wiretapping concerns. if that is the case, misty, then, hey, that's not good. >> no, absolutely not. trish, you make a great report. no, we don't know. that's why you conduct a full and thorough investigation of those facts to get down to the bottom of it and find out what exactly happened with the clintons, with the dossier, with the dnc. trish, i know one thing for certain. one of the big issues with this, opposition research was done, but it was not disclosed to the federal election committee that is a requirement. we know there is one law broken. what else is going on? what are the ties? why aren't we digging deeper to figure that out. trish: there was a guest on the program yesterday, misty, that worried that the u.s. got played effectively. what happened in all of this, was, that the russians figured out tha

dossier is what eventually caused the fbi to say okay, we need to wiretap the trump building and keep an eye on those phone calls in the trump campaign camp. we don't know that yet, but there is a lot of suspicion as to whether or not that dossier in fact did fuel some of those wiretapping concerns. if that is the case, misty, then, hey, that's not good. >> no, absolutely not. trish, you make a great report. no, we don't know. that's why you conduct a full and thorough investigation of...

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guilty plea, the professor told papadopoulos as papadopoulos later describedthefbi, theycome of russians, had their own curve, that thousands of emails. today, the telegraph newspaper in london identify the professor as a teacher at sterling universe university, includes numerous. this photograph edit by bold i compression group, a group that vladamir putin meets with often. the professor told the telegraph, who was upset by the claim about being attributed because they were quote incredible. also a laughingstock that he had introduced papadopoulos to a female russian national, described as a relative of president vladamir putin. while the most credentialed documentation, he nevertheless was a quick challenge to the official version of the 2016 campaign, laid out by the special counsel. >> dana: james rosen, thank you. we are learning more about russians campaign on social media. facebook now says, 126 users may have been -- posts by russian backed up counts. also finding more content linked to russia, and senior executives from all three companies will testify before a senate c

guilty plea, the professor told papadopoulos as papadopoulos later described the fbi, they come of russians, had their own curve, that thousands of emails. today, the telegraph newspaper in london identify the professor as a teacher at sterling universe university, includes numerous. this photograph edit by bold i compression group, a group that vladamir putin meets with often. the professor told the telegraph, who was upset by the claim about being attributed because they were quote...

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lying tothefbiabouthis contacts with russian operatives. he is now cooperating with prosecutors. president trump says the resignation of high-profile democratic lobbyist tony podesta is a bigger story. podesta, the older brother of john podesta, announced that he was deaf aside from the podesta group after coming under investigation by robert mueller. in brussels, the ousted president of catalonia is portraying himself as a leader in exile. he is going to press catalonia's claim of independence to european leaders. he faces up to 30 years in prison on charges that include -- power is slowly being restored to hundreds of thousands of homes in new england after a severe storm down numerous trees and power lines and flooded roads. the lack of power forced dozens of districts to cancel classes for a second consecutive day while many towns -- the storm left more than one of a half-million customers without electricity. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. david: tax reform is at the top of the list of

lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian operatives. he is now cooperating with prosecutors. president trump says the resignation of high-profile democratic lobbyist tony podesta is a bigger story. podesta, the older brother of john podesta, announced that he was deaf aside from the podesta group after coming under investigation by robert mueller. in brussels, the ousted president of catalonia is portraying himself as a leader in exile. he is going to press catalonia's claim of...

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the government's response to the string of devastating hurricanes. meanwhile,thefbiisnow looking into how that small montana company landed that huge contract to restore puerto rico's power. we'll get to those stories in a moment but we start at the white house, trying to undercut the special counsel's case. while putting the country's focus, trying to put the country's focus on president trump's agenda this week. his asia trip. his federal pick. tax reform. anything basically other than those two indictments and guilty plea. a short time ago, the president refusing to take questions from reporters. >> are you going to pardon manafort? >> thank you, thank you, everybody. >> what's your reaction about george papadopoulos -- >> thank you very much. >> your reaction to the -- >> mr. president? >> thank you. thank you very much. >> and that was that. let's start with peter a lexen der at the white house and justice correspondent pete williams. peter, let me start with you. part of the attack at this point seems to be try to diminish papadopoulos as nothing more than a, quote,

the government's response to the string of devastating hurricanes. meanwhile, the fbi is now looking into how that small montana company landed that huge contract to restore puerto rico's power. we'll get to those stories in a moment but we start at the white house, trying to undercut the special counsel's case. while putting the country's focus, trying to put the country's focus on president trump's agenda this week. his asia trip. his federal pick. tax reform. anything basically other than...

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investigators after pleading guilty to lying tothefbi. theydescribed papadopoulos this way. >> he was the coffee boy. you might have called him a foreign policy analyst, but in fact if he was going to wear a wire, all we would know how is whether he prefers a carmel macchiato over regular american coffee in conversations with his barista. >> they said they didn't know papadopoulos and may have only met him once at this security meeting in march of 2016, but the president did know the name. >> if you want i can give you some of the names. george papadopoulos. he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. >> let's tick through the timeline of what we know about him. he is part of the campaign and the russia investigation. in march of last year, papadopoulos joined the trump campaign as a special foreign policy adviser. that same month, papadopoulos first met with the so-called professor in italy who is promising dirt on hillary clinton's e-mails. over the next two months, he meat contacts with russians and cultivated campaign officials including then campaign chairman paul manafort

investigators after pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. they described papadopoulos this way. >> he was the coffee boy. you might have called him a foreign policy analyst, but in fact if he was going to wear a wire, all we would know how is whether he prefers a carmel macchiato over regular american coffee in conversations with his barista. >> they said they didn't know papadopoulos and may have only met him once at this security meeting in march of 2016, but the president did...

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true for former campaign advisor george papadopoulos who pleaded guilty to lyingtofbiagents.president trump tweeted this -- the leader of the senates democrats chuck schumer is not buying the official weight house line, he says the indictments show mueller is progressing in a very serious way, watch. >> what we know now is that an alleged unregistered foreign agent was charged with laundering tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments on behalf of their agenda and was given the chairmanship of the campaign for the presidency of the united states and with it untold influence on the future president. >> harris: kevin corke or drums is now live from the north lawn. >> we were going to hear the white house talk about tax reform, clearly we have this big asia trip coming up, it is obvious they would love to turn the conversation towards anything other than the ongoing investigation. that said it is still a very difficult turn for this white house, even though they recognize it, they have a huge agenda they'd like to get going in washington, that's a people are going to

true for former campaign advisor george papadopoulos who pleaded guilty to lying to fbi agents. president trump tweeted this -- the leader of the senates democrats chuck schumer is not buying the official weight house line, he says the indictments show mueller is progressing in a very serious way, watch. >> what we know now is that an alleged unregistered foreign agent was charged with laundering tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments on behalf of their agenda and was given...

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or attorney general sessions, but in a sense it really matters when you have him askingthefbidirectorfor a loyalty oath. when you have him asking to back off an investigation into his former national security advisor and you have the president firing the fbi director when he will not do it. it matters in name very real sense. i think we are still going to find one really big flashpoint before the end of the russian investigation where robert mueller is going to get too close to a member of donald trump's family, too close to the present himself, and the president is going to force a situation where he will try to theind the roles with about appointment of the special prosecutor so he can fire him. whether he pardons everyone involved in the case. to that andnd whether republicans in congress he then as a red line is going to answer that question of whether the president is above the law or not. >> a moment ago, the idea of political norms. you have presidents in modern history who more or less would adhere to certain standards. there was sort of a john mccain might say, regu

or attorney general sessions, but in a sense it really matters when you have him asking the fbi director for a loyalty oath. when you have him asking to back off an investigation into his former national security advisor and you have the president firing the fbi director when he will not do it. it matters in name very real sense. i think we are still going to find one really big flashpoint before the end of the russian investigation where robert mueller is going to get too close to a member of...

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guilty to the charge of lying to, i guess in this case,thefbiandwhether he could be feeding information or have been wired and trying to draw in other players? what do you think? >> well, look, if you read the plea agreement and the other statement of the facts of what he did that was filed with the court, none of the underlying behavior was illegal. there was no violation of federal law. in fact, look, he's -- he was charged and pled guilty the lying about what he was doing, his campaign activities, to federal investigators. if he had actually told them the truth, he wouldn't be in federal court, and he wouldn't have any problems because -- neil: but what did he lie about exactly? this is where i'm a little confused. what he'd lie about, that he met with russians at all? >> well, what he lied about was, apparently, the timing -- neil: okay. >> -- related to meeting with officials, for example, a london professor who said he had other contacts with russians who could potentially set up a meeting with the campaign and perhaps vladimir putin. and be at one point -- and at one

guilty to the charge of lying to, i guess in this case, the fbi and whether he could be feeding information or have been wired and trying to draw in other players? what do you think? >> well, look, if you read the plea agreement and the other statement of the facts of what he did that was filed with the court, none of the underlying behavior was illegal. there was no violation of federal law. in fact, look, he's -- he was charged and pled guilty the lying about what he was doing, his...

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admitted he lied tothefbiaboutinteractions with officials close to the russian government. coffee boy or not, this is a tangible connection between a member of the trump campaign and russians attempting to influence the 2016 election. here to share the reporting and insights, margaret from bloomburg. karl from the new york times and john mccormick from the weekly standard. welcome, one and all. you hang your hat at the white house every day. what are you hearing about just in terms of this investigation about how concerned they are. >> yesterday was clearly a turning point. this was this figure we were not expecting. we were expecting news of paul manafort and maybe michael flynn at some point. it was that papadopoulos revelation. >> stand by because we are getting tape in of president trump at the white house. let's take a listen. >> for the incredible work you are doing to help us pass the really historic tax cuts. there has never been anything like this in the history of our country. it's cuts and reand also reform. frankly it's also simplification. we are covering ever

admitted he lied to the fbi about interactions with officials close to the russian government. coffee boy or not, this is a tangible connection between a member of the trump campaign and russians attempting to influence the 2016 election. here to share the reporting and insights, margaret from bloomburg. karl from the new york times and john mccormick from the weekly standard. welcome, one and all. you hang your hat at the white house every day. what are you hearing about just in terms of this...

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he was initially charged with two counts: lying tothefbiwhichhas a five-year maximum sentence, and destroying evidence. remember the court documents say after the second time the fbi talked to him, he got rid of his facebook account which had some of these encounters with the russian cutouts memorialized and deep-sixed his phone and got a new cell phone. so he has been charged with obstruction of justice. that's a 20-year max. but the judge threw that out and let him plead guilty to the lesser offense. >> let's take a look at sarah sanders, the way she was describing these interactions yesterday in the briefing. >> the only interaction i'm aware of that deals with this individual was him reaching out and being repeatedly denied. so that's all i can tell you is he asked to do things, he was basically pushed back or not responded to in any way, so any actions that he took would have been on his own and you would have to ask him about those, because i can't answer. >> but in contradiction to that, there is a footnote in the filings that says, in statement of offense for papadopou

he was initially charged with two counts: lying to the fbi which has a five-year maximum sentence, and destroying evidence. remember the court documents say after the second time the fbi talked to him, he got rid of his facebook account which had some of these encounters with the russian cutouts memorialized and deep-sixed his phone and got a new cell phone. so he has been charged with obstruction of justice. that's a 20-year max. but the judge threw that out and let him plead guilty to the...

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guilty plea set up what the professor told defendant papadopoulos as he later described tothefbithatthey, meaning the russians, have dirt on her. the russians had emails of clinton, thousands of emails." today the telegraph newspaper in london has identified the professor as a teaching fellow at sterling university in scotland this may whose online resume and limited history of published includes support of vladimir putin's regimes. he also described that the laughingstock suggested in the report that he'd introduced papadopoulos to a female russian national he described as a demand relative of vladimir putin. >> tactics of the russian federation proved to be very useful. the agreement was reached, you had to have all the players there, including the united states. those people were dragged into agreeing and the foreign minister and his team are exceptional in deception. >> democratic lobbyist tony podesta announced yesterday he is leaving his powerhouse firm the podesta group to focus on the special counsel's probe. he is the brother of hillary clinton's campaign chairman john

guilty plea set up what the professor told defendant papadopoulos as he later described to the fbi that they, meaning the russians, have dirt on her. the russians had emails of clinton, thousands of emails." today the telegraph newspaper in london has identified the professor as a teaching fellow at sterling university in scotland this may whose online resume and limited history of published includes support of vladimir putin's regimes. he also described that the laughingstock suggested...

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lying tothefbi. seanhannity said last night he's a kid, 29 years old. 29. four years older than la david johnson who lost his life in n niger. father of two. he had a third on the way. guess what. 29 years old, not a kid. old enough to know don't lie to the fbi. wn "washington post" reports the president was fuming over the news. trump went on the defense tweeting about how few people knew the low level volunteer named george. he writes he was a liar . >> tried to minimize papadopoulos even further calling him a coffee boy. but here's what the president said about this young adviser loser liar coffee boy in march of 2016. unprompted. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. >> can i say one thing? an energy consultant. he had on his linkedin page, model u.n. that was on his list of credentials. i was student council president in high school. so watch out white house, there's my credentials. >> let's talktalk papadopoulos. let's take a look at some of the highlights. after learning that he would be joining the trump campaign as an adviser, you jus

lying to the fbi. sean hannity said last night he's a kid, 29 years old. 29. four years older than la david johnson who lost his life in n niger. father of two. he had a third on the way. guess what. 29 years old, not a kid. old enough to know don't lie to the fbi. wn "washington post" reports the president was fuming over the news. trump went on the defense tweeting about how few people knew the low level volunteer named george. he writes he was a liar . >> tried to minimize...

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tothefbiheshould be accountable for that just like anyone else. >>> executives from facebook, grade school l and twitter will be on capitol hill today. they will testify about russian backed content that ran on their social media sites during the 2016 presidential campaign. >>> happening now in washington the senate homeland security committee to this year's hurricane season, what went well and what didn't. fema administrate ef is expected to. >>> the federal bribery trial, new jersey senator will move onto closing arguments later this week. the judge denied the latest request for a mistrial. the latest claims the judge unfairly limited what evidence or witnesses they could present. he in exchange for political favors. >>> there is a growing list of inconsistencies who say they were stranded on a sailboat for nearly five months. they say the women never activated their emergency beacon. they chose not to turn it on because they felt they were in eminent danger. there are also questions about a tropical storm. the national weather service doesn't have any record of storms in t

to the fbi he should be accountable for that just like anyone else. >>> executives from facebook, grade school l and twitter will be on capitol hill today. they will testify about russian backed content that ran on their social media sites during the 2016 presidential campaign. >>> happening now in washington the senate homeland security committee to this year's hurricane season, what went well and what didn't. fema administrate ef is expected to. >>> the federal...

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thefbiinvestigationinto papadopolous really ramped up, kate. of course they began interviewing him later learned that he lied and that led to his arrest in july and his guilty plea just this month. kate? >> that timeline that you lay out is fascinating and important to keep in mind with this. in the court documents, jessica, there are several unnamed trump campaign officials papadopolous was in contact with. are we getting a clearer idea of who these people are? >> a little bit. the identities slowly beginning to trickle out. in the court filings only identified by their titles. as you see here. we do know that the identities of some of those titles, that papadopolous sent an e-mail to paul manafort telling him that the russians were interested in meeting with then candidate trump. so paul manafort, listed as the high ranking campaign official there. manafort forwarded the e-mail to his deputy rick gates and both of those men now face 12 counts in a separate indictment related to money laundering we found out yesterday and the court filings mention the campaign supervisor he is ide

the fbi investigation into papadopolous really ramped up, kate. of course they began interviewing him later learned that he lied and that led to his arrest in july and his guilty plea just this month. kate? >> that timeline that you lay out is fascinating and important to keep in mind with this. in the court documents, jessica, there are several unnamed trump campaign officials papadopolous was in contact with. are we getting a clearer idea of who these people are? >> a little bit....

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nonadviser could be the link they were looking for. george papadopoulos admits lying tothefbiabouthis russian contacts during the campaign. >> they had him out there playing dial a crook calling people with wiretapped phone. >> this shows that the special counsel is counting on cooperation. not just willingness, but also results. >> reporter: the white house insists papadopoulos role was limited. >> it was a volunteer position. and, again, no activity was ever done in an official capacity. >> reporter: on capitol hill democrats pointed fingers while republicans said little. >> that's not our job. >> reporter: some analysts believe the charges could connect to russia. >>se at decades in prison. so there is a tremendous incentive for them to come to prosecutors and say, we'd like to cooperate. >> reporter: meantime, president trump tweets this morning, check the dems. another possible connection, law enforcement officials tell us that paul manafort the campaign chair at the time, forwarded an email from that low level policy adviser suggesting the man at the top of the campaig

nonadviser could be the link they were looking for. george papadopoulos admits lying to the fbi about his russian contacts during the campaign. >> they had him out there playing dial a crook calling people with wiretapped phone. >> this shows that the special counsel is counting on cooperation. not just willingness, but also results. >> reporter: the white house insists papadopoulos role was limited. >> it was a volunteer position. and, again, no activity was ever done...

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adviser who pled guilty to lying tothefbiabouthis contacts with the russians during the campaign. his agreement lays out months of contacts with russia and top campaign officials. our chief investigative correspondent brian ross here with the details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, george. the russia investigation now has its first turncoat or whistle-blower among the president's men and women and the question this morning is who might he bring down? 30-year-old george papadopoulos has emerged from obscurity with the best evidence yet of possible collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. ♪ >> reporter: it was one week after the inauguration of the 45th president that campaign adviser, george papadopoulos, met with fbi agents and proceeded to deny over and over that he had any dealings with the russians. donald trump himself had consistently denied any connection too as in this exchange with abc's cecilia vega. >> did you or anyone in your campaign have any contact with russia leading up to or during the campaign? nothing at all? >> reporter: not at

adviser who pled guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with the russians during the campaign. his agreement lays out months of contacts with russia and top campaign officials. our chief investigative correspondent brian ross here with the details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, george. the russia investigation now has its first turncoat or whistle-blower among the president's men and women and the question this morning is who might he bring down? 30-year-old...

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it. whenthefbishowedup at his door, he handed out candy and was like, and who are you supposed to be? and who are you supposed to be? >> on cbs this morning. >> halloween candy is actually a sore subject for me. they call it fun size. but look at this. when you're my size, this isn't fun. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to cbs this morning. former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his associate rick gates are the first to face charges in the russia election probe. and there may be others soon. both men pleaded not guilty yesterday to a dozen charges. they include conspiracy against the united states, money laundering and tax fraud. >> we also learn yesterday that george papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to the trump campaign, pleaded guilty to other charges. help admits he lied to the fbi about his contacts with russian interests. the 30-year-old had no prior criminal record. >> papadopoulos was arrested and his case was under seal for the last three months while special prosecute effort mueller investigated campaign l

it. when the fbi showed up at his door, he handed out candy and was like, and who are you supposed to be? and who are you supposed to be? >> on cbs this morning. >> halloween candy is actually a sore subject for me. they call it fun size. but look at this. when you're my size, this isn't fun. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to cbs this morning. former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his associate rick gates...

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to lying tothefbiaboutcontact with russian operatives. george papadopoulos is cooperating. george papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about contact with russian operatives and is cooperating. executives from facebook, google and twitter will testify in capitol hill today. according to testimony, facebook will say that about millions of people had ads from kremlin to the newsfeed. a deal allows advisors to expect competitors without fear of eating sued by former employers. morgan stanley says the agreement will replete opportunity for gamesmanship. in the, the sexual harassment allegations -- in the u k, the sexual harassment allegations has reached the center of theresa may's governments. the woman has downplayed the incident. globaglobal news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am emma chandra. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you. erik schatzker is live from the city go security -- the citadel security trading with an exclusive interview. erik: thanks. i am here with paul hamill, who runs the fixed

to lying to the fbi about contact with russian operatives. george papadopoulos is cooperating. george papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about contact with russian operatives and is cooperating. executives from facebook, google and twitter will testify in capitol hill today. according to testimony, facebook will say that about millions of people had ads from kremlin to the newsfeed. a deal allows advisors to expect competitors without fear of eating sued by former employers....

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lot of focus, of course, he did plead guilty to lying tothefbi. well,the trump campaign actually put out this picture of george papadopoulos meeting with then candidate trump. this was during the spring. and, of course, court documents have revealed that george papadopoulos sent out a number of e-mails to top officials over a series of months telling them about potential meetings with russians that never took place. but we do know according to some of the e-mails, he was promised dirt on hillary clinton, including thousands of hacked e-mails. the chief of staff john kelly was on damage control last night. and in an interview on fox news, take a listen to what he had to say. >> all of the activities as i understand it that they were indicted for was long before they ever met donald trump or had any association with the campaign. i think the reaction of the administration is, let the legal justice system work. everyone's innocent until or presumed innocent until we see where it goes. >> reporter: the big question at the white house is, is president trump thinking about firing bob m

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guilty to lying tothefbiabouthis attempts to get dirt on hillary clinton, but also not exactly the context the president meant it in this morning. >> one of the most important part thes -- parts of the statement said few people knew papadopolous. he knew him, the president, knew him enough to call him an excellent guy when he introduced him to "the washington post" march 2016. listen to this. >> george papadopolous, he's an oil and energy consultant, excellent guy. >> all of a sudden a few people knew. there's papadopolous at the same table as the president now and also the current attorney general jeff sessions. not exactly the couffee boy described by a white house ally this morning. kaitlan collins at the white house. the white house strategy very clear, diminish, deny, attack, kaitlan. >> and distance, john. they are certainly trying to downplay the role that george papadopolous played when he was a foreign policy adviser to the campaign. we heard directly from the president on this morning. we had not heard from him himself since the news of papadopolous pleading guilty ha

guilty to lying to the fbi about his attempts to get dirt on hillary clinton, but also not exactly the context the president meant it in this morning. >> one of the most important part thes -- parts of the statement said few people knew papadopolous. he knew him, the president, knew him enough to call him an excellent guy when he introduced him to "the washington post" march 2016. listen to this. >> george papadopolous, he's an oil and energy consultant, excellent guy....

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month. he admitted to lying about his dealings with the russianstofbi. whitehouse says that investigators are looking in the wrong direction. >> there's clear evidence of the clinton campaign colluding with russian intelligence. >> manafort and gates are now under house arrest. papadopoulos will face sentencing once the mueller investigation is completed. this morning, the president tweeted: long before he... ....came to the campaign. few people knew the young, low level volunteer named ge o has already proven to be a liar." day, tech executives fro facebook, twitter, and will be in washing as part of a hearing on extremist content and russian disinformation online. >>> today, tech executives from facebook, twitter and google will be in washington, dc as part of a hearing on extremist content and russian disinformation online. kpix 5's sandra osborne is live at facebook headquarters in menlo park with the preview of what to expect. >> reporter: good morning. today's hearing will be the first in a series of three hearings to take place in washington, dc involving representati

month. he admitted to lying about his dealings with the russians to fbi. white house says that investigators are looking in the wrong direction. >> there's clear evidence of the clinton campaign colluding with russian intelligence. >> manafort and gates are now under house arrest. papadopoulos will face sentencing once the mueller investigation is completed. this morning, the president tweeted: long before he... ....came to the campaign. few people knew the young, low level...

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in the fight against terror, yes. the fbi and special forces capturing an islamic militant allegedly solved in attack in our embassy in benghazi. to politics president trump top two guys economic guys that is gary and steve mnuchin had a house call who hate thed ideas of getting rid of the deduction for state and local taxes we're talking to one of those lawmakers who was on the court. talk to her next. and look at this. jackie robinson's rookie year jersey it is up for auction. it is expected...

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the guilty plea of a third. campaign adviser, george papadopoulos admitted he lied tothefbiaboutmeetings that included the promise of dirt and thousands of e-mail from hillary clinton from the russians. the most concrete evidence to date of russian efforts to influence the election and the trump's campaign receptiveness of the overtures. moments ago the president weighed in on the major development. few people new the young low-level volunteer named george who has already proven to be a liar. >> there is at least one person involved in the trump campaign who did appear to know volunteer george a little. his name was donald trump. >> george papadopoulos, he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. >> that was the voice of president trump introducing excellent guy, papadopoulos. you can also see this photo meeting with the "washington post" and papadopoulos and other foreign policy advisers. however much the president knew about him before he might be about to learn a whole lot more because the special counsel's office calls him an help, which screams wire, wire, wire. >> th

the guilty plea of a third. campaign adviser, george papadopoulos admitted he lied to the fbi about meetings that included the promise of dirt and thousands of e-mail from hillary clinton from the russians. the most concrete evidence to date of russian efforts to influence the election and the trump's campaign receptiveness of the overtures. moments ago the president weighed in on the major development. few people new the young low-level volunteer named george who has already proven to be a...